Clothing bag



Sept. 27, 1932. v, s POULSON 1,879,475

CLOTHING BAG Filed May 16, 1950 flew/202a I 7 BY w uy ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 27, 1932 VERNON s. POULSON, 01 new: w, UTAH CLOTHING BAG Application filed May 16,

This invention relates to a bag for receiving garments and the like for preventing dirt and dust from reaching the garments and also preventing moths from reaching the garments, the general object of the invention being to provide a bag formed of any suitable material and having an opening in the top part of its front through which the garments are placed in the bag, with a flap for covering the opening after the garment is placed in the bag.

Another object of the invention is to provide novel means for supporting the garment in the bag.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which 2- I Figure 1 is a perspective view of the bag with the flap open.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view with the flap closed.

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view through the top part of the bag.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary front view of the plate which carries the garment supporting means.

Figure 5 is a section on line 5-5 of: Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a section on line 66 of Figure 4:.

Figure 7 is a view of the blank from which the bag is formed. 7

As shown in Figure 7, the bag is formed of a blank A which is composed of the parts 1 and 2 which form the rear and front of the bag and the flap 3 which forms the covering flap of the bag. The parts 1 and 2 are folded together and the narrow flaps 4 at one edge and at the lower end of the part 2 are fastened to the part 1 so as to form a bag with its top open and the flap 3 is folded on the lines 5 to form a narrow strip 6 which is fas 1930. Serial No. 453,078.

tened to the top of the bag by a rivet 7. The front 2 is formed with an opening 8 which extends through the top of the part 2 and this opening is closed by the flap 3 When the same is in closing position, as shown in Figure 2. This flap is held in closed position, by the string 9 fastened to the flap and adapted to be wrapped around the disk 10 which is attached to the front 2.

A strip 11 of metal is held a ainst the inw 7 ner face of the back of the bag y the rivet 7 which passes through the bag and the strip and a tongue 13 is cut from the lower part of the strip at the center thereof and bent upwardly to form a hook to supporta garment holder or the like which supports the garment in the bag. A coil spring 14 is fastened by hooks 15 formed on the strip 11, and this spring extends horizontally across the strip and can be used for supporting garments in 7 the bag.

The rivet 7 also provides means for receiving the suspension means for the bag.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims What I claim is 1. A bag of the kind described comprising a flexible body marginally closed throughout and having an opening in one side inset from the marginal closed edges, a rigid plate interiorly of the body and fixed to lie crosswise of the opening ad acent its outermost end, a coiled retractile spring carried by the plate and having its ends fixed thereto to present the major intermediate portion of said spring in confronting relation to the opening, and a flap formed with the body and adapted to close the opening.

2. A bag of the kind described comprising a flexible body marginally closed throughout and having an opening in one side inset from the marginal closed edges, a rigid plate interiorly of the body and fixed to lie crosswise of the opening adjacent its outermost end, a a loo coiled retractile spring carried by the plate and having its ends fixed thereto to present the major intermediate portion of said spring in confronting relation to the opening, a flap formed with the body and adapted to close the opening, ears cut and bent from the plate near the ends thereof, and loops on the ends of the spring and detachably engaging said ears for the fixing of the spring to the plate.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

VERNON s. POULSON. I 

